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Little Italy, SAP Center & Diridon

West of San Pedro Square, the city’s first Italian neighborhood sits by the Guadalupe River, with SAP Center and Diridon station just beyond.

The Guadalupe River Trail crossing West St. John Street near Little Italy
SAP Center, home of the San Jose Sharks
The Guadalupe River Trail crossing West St. John Street near Little Italy

Discover Little Italy, SAP Center & Diridon

Little Italy occupies San Jose’s Italian settlement of the 1880s, also called the River Street Historic District. Its 31-foot gateway arch went up in 2015, and the neighborhood holds an Italian festival every October. (Little Italy San Jose, Little Italy San Jose)

SAP Center opened in 1993 as the San Jose Arena and is home to the San Jose Sharks, whose fans call it the Shark Tank. (Wikipedia)

Guadalupe River Park follows the river for about 2.6 miles through downtown, with the river trail, a visitor center and public art. (Wikipedia)

Diridon station, at 65 Cahill Street, serves Caltrain, ACE, Amtrak and light rail, and is named for county supervisor Rod Diridon Sr. (Wikipedia)

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The Gonzales/Peralta Adobe of 1797, San Jose's oldest building
The electric light tower over Market and Santa Clara streets at night, in an early postcard
The vertical sign of the California Theatre on South First Street
Lawns and trees in St. James Park
An animated holiday display at Christmas in the Park in the downtown plaza

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